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Participants will engage in extensive guided inquiry laboratory work and will develop or refine a laboratory program appropriate to the redesigned AP Chemistry course.  \nAdditional, participants will be guided in syllabus development and will begin the process of preparing the course audit, as required by the college board.  \nTopics will include the following:  \n• An introduction to the redesigned AP Chemistry Syllabus  \n• Prior knowledge and Pre-AP Chemistry  \n• Resources for AP Chemistry  \n• Thermochemistry, Energy and Enthalpy in chemical and physical changes  \n• Thermodynamics, Entropy, Free Energy, and Spontaneity  \n• Oxidation/Reduction and Electrochemistry, Work in Chemical Reactions  \n• Chemical Kinetics and the Rates of Chemical Reactions  \n• Chemical Equilibrium  \nWhat participants should bring:  \n• AP Chemistry Textbook  \n• Scientific calculator and lab safety glasses. Participants should be prepared with laboratory appropriate clothing (i.e. closed toe shoes) .  \n• Notes and laboratory exercises are provided for participants  \nIn addition, participants will find it convenient to bring a laptop computer or iPad equipped with a spreadsheet utility and capable of accessing on-line resources.  \nConsultant  \nAfter teaching AP Chemistry, Physics, and Calculus at independent schools in North Carolina, California, and Kentucky, Lew Acampora is currently the living in Louisville and acts as the statewide (KY) Science Content Director for the National Math and Science Initiative. Mr. Acampora has been involved in the AP Chemistry reading for 18 years, first as a reader, table leader, and most recently as a question leader. He has written questions for the AP Chemistry test, and has served on the PRAXIS test development [committee. Mr. Acampora graduated with a B.A. in](committee. Mr. Acampora graduated with a B.A. in)[ ](committee. Mr. Acampora graduated with a B.A. in)chemistry from Harvard University, and has done graduate work in chemistry at Brandeis University and the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  \nMONDAY MORNING  \nIntroduction to AP Chemistry  \n• AP Chemistry Syllabus and Redesign  \no Why the redesign  \no What’s new? What’s out? 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(AP Chem Lab Manual No. 12 and alternative)  \nTUESDAY AFTERNOON  \nChemical Thermodynamics  \n• Entropy and Free Energy in a Chemical or Physical Change  \n• Calculating and interpreting ΔSoRxn and ΔGoRxn  \n• Spontaneity, ΔGoRxn, and ΔGRxn  \n• Addressing student misconceptions  \nLAB – Determination of ΔGoRxn for a chemical reaction  \nPractice Exam Review/Scoring  \nFree Response Questions (in groups)  \n","cbCaibL2798R13sl","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaibL2798R13sl","pdf",122054,"English","# Course Overview\n## Curriculum redesign focus (Big Ideas 4–6)\n## Syllabus development and AP Audit\n# Daily Agenda\n## Monday: AP Chemistry introduction and labs\n## Tuesday: Thermochemistry and chemical thermodynamics\n## Wednesday: RedOx, electrochemistry, and chemical kinetics\n## Thursday: Chemical equilibrium and heterogeneous reactions\n## Friday: Acids, bases, and buffers","[{\"question\":\"What are the main topics emphasized during the AP Summer Institute chemistry course?\",\"answer\":\"The course emphasizes Big Idea 4 (Chemical Thermodynamics), Big Idea 5 (Chemical Kinetics), and Big Idea 6 (Chemical Equilibrium), including thermochemistry, entropy and free energy, rates and integrated rate laws, and equilibrium calculations.\"},{\"question\":\"What type of learning activities do participants complete?\",\"answer\":\"Participants engage in extensive guided inquiry laboratory work and develop or refine a laboratory program aligned with the redesigned AP Chemistry course. 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